True swine influenza in humans: recent different findings in the United States and Europe (Germany)Archived

ECDC comment-28 Oct 2011

This report describes the investigation of two cases of febrile respiratory illness caused by swine influenza A (H3N2) viruses identified on the 19th and the 26th August 2011 in two different states in the US (Indiana and Pennsylvania).

This academic article describes virological findings and pathological consequences of a strain of influenza A(H3N8) recently identified as part of the investigations of an outbreak of pneumonia among harbour seals in New England in the autumn.

Influenza A (H3N2)v Virus in Humans and Swine in the United States – an updateArchived

ECDC comment-2 Aug 2012

A report in the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) MMWR this week describes the investigation of mild respiratory illness among swine and people at a county fair in Indiana, USA between 8 and 14 July 2012. This is an important report as it is very clearly documents simultaneous detection of H3N2v influenza viruses in humans and swine in close contact.

FLURISK project proposes a model to rank animal influenza strains by their potential to infect humans

ECDC comment-23 May 2014

​The final report of the FLURISK project by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) proposes a risk assessment framework to rank animal influenza strains according to their potential to infect humans.